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Single- and multi- component inversion of Rayleigh waves acquired by a single 3-component geophone: an illustrative case study

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    SYSNO ASEP0482504
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleSingle- and multi- component inversion of Rayleigh waves acquired by a single 3-component geophone: an illustrative case study
    Author(s) Dal Moro, Giancarlo (USMH-B) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Puzzilli, L.M. (IT)
    Source TitleActa geodynamica et geomaterialia. - : Ústav struktury a mechaniky hornin AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 1214-9705
    Roč. 14, č. 4 (2017), s. 431-444
    Number of pages14 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryCZ - Czech Republic
    Keywordssurface wave analysis ; Rayleigh wave dispersion ; joint inversion ; Vs30
    Subject RIVDC - Siesmology, Volcanology, Earth Structure
    OECD categoryVolcanology
    Institutional supportUSMH-B - RVO:67985891
    UT WOS000416969900006
    DOI10.13168/AGG.2017.0024
    AnnotationRayleigh wave dispersion can occur according to complex mode excitation such that the interpretation of the phase or group velocity spectra can be erroneous thus leading to wrong reconstruction of the subsurface shear-wave velocity profile. In this paper, we present a case study solved by considering the holistic analysis of the Rayleigh waves recorded by a single three-component (3C) geophone and inverted by considering the group-velocity spectra of the radial and vertical components together with the Radial-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (RVSR) and the RPM (Rayleigh-wave Particle Motion) frequency curve. In order to test the performance of the considered methodologies, we intentionally considered a complex site characterized by a high level of background noise and with a limited space to perform the investigation. In addition, passive data collected by the same 3C geophone are used to compute the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR). Due to the vibrations produced by a nearby excavator, in order to obtain a meaningful HVSR we selected only a small portion of the recorded data. Computed HVSR is then jointly inverted with the active data to further validate the retrieved subsurface model and obtain information about the shear-wave velocities of the deeper layers. Altogether, four different inversion strategies are pursued and the obtained VS profiles compared also with the data available from local penetrometer test and borehole information.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Rock Structure and Mechanics
    ContactIva Švihálková, svihalkova@irsm.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 009 216
    Year of Publishing2018
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